Jewelry box



No 5, 1946- s. TRAcHTl-:NBERG 2,410,760

JEWELRY BOX Filed July 6, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'III I Vf/ @l NOV- 5, 1945- s. TRACHTENBERG 2,410,760

JEWELRY BOX Filed July e, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 2 ff? JT. CO

Patented Nov. 5, 1946 STATES TENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to jewelry boxes.

An object of this invention is to provide a box or safe in which jewels are adapted to be placed, the box being of attractive appearance so that it may be placed on top of an article of furniture.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind including a housing having a sliding platform and a pair of closures which are connected to the platform in such a manner that the platform will be moved outwardly or inwardly when either one of the closures is moved.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind wherein the closures may be independently operated and may be positioned with one closure fully open and the other closure only half open, or both closures may be either fully open or half open,

With the foregoing objects in view, and others which may hereinafter more fully appear, the in v ention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein are shown embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resortedA to which fall within the scope of the invention, as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detail plan view of a jewelry box or safe constructed according to an embodiment of this invention, with the front thereof in open position.

Figure 2 is a detail front elevation of the device in open position.

Figure 3 is a detail front elevation of the device with the closures in closed position.

Figure 4 is a detail front elevation of the device with the closures in half open position.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6--6 of Figure 5. v

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 7 1 o-f Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings the numeral Ii) designates generally a stationary housing which is formed of `opposite vertically disposed side walls I I and I2, a rear end wall I3, and a bottom wall I4. A substantially dome-shaped top wall I5 is formed as a continuation of the side walls I I and I2, and is adapted to be made in any suitable attractive shape soas to give the impression of a miniature house or the like.

The bottom wall lli is relatively long extending forwardly of the forward edges of the side walls I I and I2, the purpose for which will be hereinafter described. A pair of closures I6 and I'I are hingedly secured as at I8 and I9 to the forward edges of the side walls Ii and I2. The closure I6 includes a front wall 2G, a side Wall 2 I, and a top Wall 22 which is shaped coincident with onehalf of the top wall I5,

The closure Il includes a front wall 23 hingedly secured as at 24 to the side wall I2, and also includes a top wall 25 shaped coincident with the shape of one-half cf the top wall I 5 of the housing I0.

When in closed position the two closures I6 and I'I will have the inner edges of the front walls in abutting relation similar to the edges of doors or the like. The door or closure I6 is provided with a forwardly oifset handle 26 extending at an inclination to the vertical, as shown in Figure 3, and the door or closure I! is provided with a similar handle 2l which is inclined to the vertical cppositely from the inclination of the handle 2B.

A slide member, generally designated as 28, is carried by the housing I0, and includes a horizontally disposed table or platform 29 which is slidable in a pair of tubular guides 32 and 32a fixed to the inner sides of the side walls II and I2.

The slide member 28 also includes a vertically disposed forward wall 33, extending. downwardly from the forward end of the platform 29 and the vertical wall 33 is formed at its lower end with outwardly extending lugs 34 engaged in opposed guides 35 and 35 carried by the bottom wall I4. A forward wall 37 is secured to the forward ends of the guides 355 and 30 and to the forward ends of base forming members 38 extending downwardly from the bottom wall I 4. There are a pair of right angulariy disposed base or feet forming members 39 and I0 Secured to the rear end of the bottom wall Ill so that the bottom wall I4 will be supported above a plane surface.

The vertical wall 33 is provided with a plurality of window openings 4I, 42 and 43 for exposing a printed strip 4;@ engaging at the rear side of the wall 33, and having printed or otherwise indicated thereon the month, day and year of a desired event, such as a marriage date, birth date. or the like.

An inner plate d5 is disposed in spaced relation with respect to the forward wall 33, and provides a guide space within which the printed strip 44 may be positioned.

The slide member 23 has mounted on the upper side thereof an article clamping member which comprises a pair of upwardly and forwardly extending channel-shaped members 4'! and 48 secured at their lower ends to the slide plate 29. A pair of oppositely bowed resilient clamping members 49 and 50 are disposed in the guide members 41 and 48 and are adapted to clamp there-between an article such as a ring or the like.

The inner face of the rear wall is adapted to have a lining member l secured thereto which may carry suitable indicia such as indicated by the numeral 52, designating the jewelry company or store from which the device has been obtained.

IThe slide member 2S is adapted to be moved outwardly to its extended position with respect to the side walls il and i2, by means of a pair of slid operating arms 52 and 53. The arm 52 includes a straight member 54 which is formed with an elongated slot 55 within which a pin 55,' fixed to and depending from the slide plate 2S, is adapted to loosely engage. The arm 52 also includes a downwardly offset arcuate member Ei which is pivotally mounted as at 58 on a lug 59 carried by the inner side of the closure member I S. The arm 53 includes a straight member 6i) formed with an elongated slot Si through which the pin 56 loosely engages and a downwardly oiset arcuate member 62 extends from the forward end of the straight bar Bil, and is pivotally mounted, as at 53, on a lug 64 carried by the closure member i9. By providing the two slotted arms 52 and 53, which are pivotally secured to each closure, the slide member 28 may be moved forwardly to its extended position by opening of only one of the closures and may also be moved to closed position by swinging of only one closure to closed position.

The inner side of the closure l5 has mounted therein a cylindrical bezzle B5 within which a disk-shaped picture or photograph 66 is adapted to be mounted, and a lens or transparent panel 61 is adapted to enga-ge within the panel El and to be secured therein by means of a split locking ring 68 engaging in an annular groove S9 carried by the interior of the bezzle $5. The closure l? has mounted on the inner surface of the front wall 23 thereof, a beazle 'lil similar in every detail to the construction shown in Figure 7.

In-the use and operation of this device, the article whichis to be contained in the box may be mounted between the clamping members 49 and iii). When it is desired to open the box for exposing or removing the article, the two closures I6 and il may be swung to any one of several positions, as shown in Figures l and 4.

In Figure 1 the closure members it and Il are in their fully opened position, and as these members swing toward open position the arms 52 and 53 will pull the slide member 28 forwardly to its extended position.

If desired, the closure members I3 and I7 may be swung to only half open position, as shown in Figure 4, and, if desired, one of the closure members may be swung to half open position whereas the remaining closure member may be swung to fully open position.

This device may be constructed as an advertising medium for advertising jewelry or it may be constructed as a miniature safe for holding the desired article or articles which may be positioned on a dresserl dressing table, or the like.

I claim: y

1. A jewelry box comprising an upstanding housing open at the front thereof, a pair of closures hingedly carried by said housing, hori- Zontal guides carried by said housing, a slide engaging said guides, means carried by said slide for supporting an article thereon, and correlated means carried by said closures and said slide for effecting movement of the latter upon swinging of said closures.

2. A jewelry box, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said correlated means includes a pair of velongated slotted arms pivotally connected to said closures, and a pin xed to said slide and engaging in the slots of said arms.

3. A jewelry box, as set forth in claim l wherein said article supporting means includes a pair of upwardly and forwardly extending clamping members.

4. A jewelry box as set forth in claim l wherein said article supportingv means includes a pair of upwardly and forwardly inclined channel members xed to said slide, and a pair of resilient article clamping members removably engaging said channel members.

5. A jewelry box comprising an upstanding housing open at the front thereof, said housing including a bottom wall extending forwardly from the forward edges thereof, a pair of closures car ried by the front of said housing, a pair of guides carried by the side walls of said housing spaced above said bottom wall, a, second pair of guides carried by the extended portion of said bottom wall forwardly of said rst pair of guides, a slide formed with a rear part slidably engaging said first named guides and with a downwardly offset forward part slidably engaging said second named guides, and means carried by said closures and said slide for moving the latter on the guides upon opening or closing of said closures.

SAMUEL TRACHTENBERG. 

